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Page 6/The Battalion/Wednesday, September 14, 1988 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND HUMANITIES PRESENTS THE UNIVERSITY CHAMBER SERIES 1988-1989 SEASON The University Chamber Series presents an expanded concert schedule of six events fot 1988-1989. The programs will feature renowned artists from the international stage as well as from the exciting new music program at Texas A&M. The performances will be held in Rudder Theatre and the First Presbyterian Church to capitalize the intimate nature of great chamber mu sic. Tickets have been reduced to the “budget” category to provide the op portunity for all to attend. Join us for another season of wonderfulchamber concerts! WERNER ROSE, PIANIST-Mondai/, September 19, 1988, Rudder Theatre,8:00 p.m. “Pianist Werner Rose proved a treasure in interpretation and dynamic con trol.” -Australia THE WESTERN ARTS TRIO-Monday, October 10, 1988,Rudder Theatre,8:00 p.m. A&M’s new affiliate artists return for a very special evening of chamber mu sic featuring a new work by Robert Muczynski. THE BRAZOS SINFONIETTA-Mondai/, Mooember 21, 1988, Rudder theatre,8:00 p.m The chamber ensemble of the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra presents an array of standard classics. A&M FACULTY AND GUESTS-Mondaiy, January 23, 1989,Rudder theatre,8:00 p.m. A new tradition begins at A&M artist members of the faculty invite friends for an evening of glorious music-making. AN EVENING OF HISPANIC lAUSlC-Monday, March 6, 1989, Rud der Theatre, 8:00 p.m. The Brazos Sinfonietta returns to present a program of music by Hispanic composes from Spain, Latin America and the United States. THE DUTCH MASTERS-Wednesday, April 19, 1989, First Presbyte rian Church, Bryan, 8:00 p.m. A special program by three famous Dutch musicians whose reputation is worldwide. “A concert with three Aces” - Rome The Universty Chamber Series Season Ticket Order 1988-1989 Season Mail to MSC Box Office, Box J-l, College Station,Texas 77844 For infomation call 845-1234. NAME PHONE NO.: (please print) ADDRESS: APT # CITY/STATE/ZIP: Please send me non-student tickets at $33.00 each $ Please send me student tickets at $22.00 each $WR I wish to donate of my ^ season tickets for student use. Total Enclosed $ Tickets for Concerts 1,2,3,4>arid 5. Non-students $6.00 each, Students $4.00 each Tickets for Concert 6; Non-students $8.00 each, students $5.00 each. 1 wish to purchase ticket for concert # @ each. Check enclosed (payable to University Chamber Series) Charge to my InterBank Master Card #: Exp: Charge to my Visa #: Exp: Signature Programs and performance dates subject to change without notice. We regret there will be no refunds or exchanges. Education commissione claims test wasn’t biase AUSTIN (AP) — The state educa tion commissioner said Tuesday that despite an Equal Employment Op portunity Commission ruling to the contrary, the literacy test teachers were required to pass to keep their jobs didn’t discriminate against those who were black or older than 40. “The test was a fair and accurate measure of the examinees’ basic reading and writing skills that was in no way influenced by race or age,” Commissioner William Kirby said. Kirby said another federal agency, the Office of Civil Rights, had looked at the exam and “found no evidence whatsoever of racial dis crimination.” In the spring of 1986, all teachers and school administrators had two chances to pass the Texas Examina tion of Current Administrators and Teachers, or TEC AT. Those who failed the test — 1,875 statewide — were not qualified to work in Texas schools that fall. But the Equal Employment Op portunity Commission, in a ruling made public this week, said the test complete information that failed to that the test discriminated® take into account data on statewide dividuals on the basis o[,E| results or lest development proce- said, dines,” education commissioner Kirby said. Although minorities, i u , Kirby said the statewide results blacks, f ailed the exam at showed that 99.29 percent ofeduca- cally significant rate,”KirkH tors under age 40 passed the test, examination o( the i while 99.04 percent ol teachers over opment, validation, adirsH 40 passed. and scoring procedures 1P| “Older educators did better on rebutted any inference oil the test than younger ones. The re- nation raised by thestatis!,jB suits rlearlv refute the contention ses.” Galveston citizen prepare for Gilbe GALVESTON (AP) — 1 he word spread through the flashlight and battery section of Wal-Mart like a gale force wind. 5 hurricane with top win mph, compared to thefi mph winds I uesdayafteri See related story, page 1 Mam of the reside! preparations here luesdj persons over 40 years of age who minde d oi the de' tastatk 1, thei took the TECAT in 1986 and were “ 1 hey just upgi rad ed it u :> a (liit- c; UK* C ,arla in 196 removed from their teaching posi- egory 5,” saic 1 a wo >ma m who hac 1 just it 111 sto rm c: >n recor d. tions as a result.” heard the news on hei r car ra< tiro The EEOC ruling came in re- The shopp »crs w ho came ii n sc •arch The Rev . John Elliott spouse to complaints filed by several of quickly d isapp eai ing pi ovi sions ol d wh en ( Tu la su irmed teachers against their school dis- cast nervous giant es. No out ; lu id to m axim um windso 1 1751 tricts, the state of Texas and the ask about the refer eiv ce to th e S: al fir- Lj ivaca . dai naging propei State Board of Education, which ap- Simpson scab “1 stayed h 2 of hi urr icane si trei rgth. dr eds < )l Ill iles and 1 killin, proved the content and passing ere f< >r ( Hurric ant •) Al- in 1 exi IS. score of the exam. icia because 1 didn i't i eali/e 1 \\ow , bad The Texas State Teachers Asso- it was going i to be. rid Vei ne Cit II - ”1 w as a young iellok ciation represented the teachers be- don. “But I vowt ;d I d ne ver stay ca in viv idlv re mem iber se fore the EEOC. The ruling could at- again.” Hi ippec 1 ovt ■r from the to feet many of the educators who lost On Tuest lay a ifle moon. H urri- in eterit es 11 ooded With t; their jobs because of the exam, cane Gilbert was pa< king 1 60 mph in K l '|> anc 1 dead cows 1 TSTA officials said. winds some 1,000 m iles aw ay from hi gh wi ater, he sat cl. “We said all along that the test was Galveston, at id its COl jrse wa S III ncer- discriminatory toward blacks and tain.But mat iv res iid< MltS of tht • city Ellin u. p iastor o f the older teachers,” Ollie Besteiro, that once ho sted i the nation i\s worst Cl iitsti; in ( Ihurch in ne; TSTA vice president, said. “This natural disas ter, w he 11 o.oot ) |M ;ople CO ck, s aid he was encoi means that school districts will have died in Sept embe i 1 900 Ini irri( cane. ch urch met libers u > leave to go back and review their records were taking i io cha mo tfS. ric rane i ;onti lined tc to see which former teachers might Mrs. Gord Ion sa id. “I real IIV 1 think be eligible for reinstatement, back Alicia is what has s ca i ed alm< ost all oi- Kilim t hat 1 loadet 1 up 01 pay or pension adjustments.” us. 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